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Healing After Trauma: Finding Support, Spiritual Practices, and Hope
Welcome to a space for healing, transformation, and hope. After leaving an unhealthy marriage of nearly 20 years, I discovered the power of sharing stories, exploring spiritual practices, and embracing recovery. Whether you’re healing from trauma or simply seeking inspiration, this blog offers resources, tools, and encouragement to remind you that your story matters—and so do you.
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Aug 28, 20251 min read


Understanding the Different Types of Narcissism in Relationships and How to Safeguard Yourself
Narcissism can deeply impact relationships, leaving partners feeling confused, drained, or trapped. This post explains the main types of narcissism—grandiose, covert, and malignant—how to recognize warning signs in a partner, and where to find trusted support. Learn how to protect your emotional well-being, set boundaries, and take steps toward healing and healthier relationships.
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1 day ago3 min read


Understanding the Traits of Narcissistic Abuse and Coercive Control: Signs, Traits, and How to Get Help
Narcissistic abuse and coercive control can leave victims feeling trapped, powerless, and isolated. This post explores common traits of those affected, warning signs of controlling relationships, and practical steps for seeking safety and support. Find trusted resources in the U.S. and abroad and learn how to begin healing, rebuilding confidence, and reclaiming your life.
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1 day ago3 min read


Understanding Intimate Partner Violence: Signs, Real-Life Examples, and Resources for Help
Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects millions but often goes unrecognized. This post explains what IPV is, shares real-life examples to help identify abuse, and provides trusted resources for support. Learn the warning signs, reflect on your own experiences, and discover where to turn for help, safety, and healing—for yourself or someone you care about.
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1 day ago4 min read


Twin Flame Numbers: Mirror Numbers and What They Mean on Your Journey
Twin flame numbers are special “mirror numbers” like 858 or 747 that can offer signs about your twin flame journey. Seeing repeating or mirrored digits may mean your twin flame is aligning with your energy. Some numbers can point to reunion, others to healing before union. Learn what these numbers mean and how to recognize them as signs on your path.
lessonsfromzippy
Oct 15, 20252 min read


Angel Numbers — What They Mean and How to Interpret Their Messages
Angel numbers are repeating number patterns like 333, 555, or 831 that often appear as signs from the universe, angels, or your own energy. Whether you see them as divine guidance or energetic reflections, understanding their meanings can help align your path and deepen your spiritual awareness. Trust your intuition to interpret the messages meant for you.
lessonsfromzippy
Oct 15, 20253 min read


Healing After Abuse: Learning to Trust, Love, and Live Again
After surviving abuse, it’s natural to feel wary of love and connection. Healing after trauma means learning to trust yourself and others again. This reflection explores the challenges of rebuilding relationships, recognizing hypervigilance, and finding courage to open your heart once more. Because your story isn’t over—you are meant to love and be loved again.
lessonsfromzippy
Oct 8, 20254 min read


The Hidden Health Effects of Trauma and Abuse: How Freedom Heals the Body and Mind
Trauma doesn’t just hurt the heart — it changes the body. In this powerful story of survival and healing, I share how leaving an abusive relationship transformed my physical health. From chronic inflammation and fatigue to full-body renewal, this journey reveals how the body holds trauma — and how true healing begins once you’re free.
lessonsfromzippy
Oct 7, 20253 min read


Why Victims Stay in Abusive Relationships: Faith, Finances, and Trauma Bonds
Why do victims stay in abusive relationships? For many, it’s not a lack of strength or awareness—it’s survival. From financial dependence and faith-based guilt to trauma bonds and ADHD-driven dopamine cycles, the reasons are complex and deeply human. In this honest reflection, a former ordained priest shares her personal story of faith, fear, and ultimately, freedom.
lessonsfromzippy
Oct 6, 20255 min read


Parental Alienation Abuse: A Mother’s Story of Loss, Hope, and Healing
Parental alienation is a devastating form of abuse that leaves targeted parents grieving children who are still alive but cut off by manipulation. In this raw account, one mother shares how her ex used parental alienation to sever her bond with her kids, the heartbreaking fallout, and why awareness and legal reform are urgently needed.
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Oct 2, 20255 min read


Coercive Control and Consent in Intimate Relationships: Why Sex Is Never Owed
No one is ever owed sex in a relationship. Consent must be freely given each time, without guilt, pressure, or coercion. Coercive control—whether through whining, guilting, or religious justification—is a form of abuse, even in long-term or marital relationships. This post explores how silence around sex enables abuse and why we must hold firm boundaries to protect victims and demand accountability.
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Oct 1, 20253 min read


Fighting a Domestic Violence Charge as a Victim
I fought against an unfair DV charge after defending myself from abuse. Instead of justice, I faced years of stigma, court requirements, and lost opportunities—while my abuser walked free. My story exposes how the system often fails victims by punishing survival instead of protecting them.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Lilith in Your Natal Chart — Meaning, Houses & Shadow Power
Lilith in your natal chart reveals where you break free from control, channel righteous anger, and reclaim your shadow power. Her placement shows the house where you resist oppression and embrace raw divine feminine energy. Calling on Lilith can help transform pain, abuse, and injustice into strength, courage, and empowerment on your spiritual journey.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 27, 20253 min read


Recognizing Subtle Signs of Emotional & Psychological Abuse — Gaslighting, Stonewalling & Silent Rage
After 20 years in a toxic marriage, I learned to recognize subtle emotional abuse tactics like gaslighting, stonewalling, and silent rage. These covert behaviors can erode confidence and self-worth. My story aims to help others spot these signs early, understand covert narcissism, and start healing from invisible wounds.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 26, 20254 min read


What Is a Karmic Relationship? Meaning, Signs, and How It Differs from Twin Flames
What is a karmic relationship, and how is it different from a twin flame connection? Both can feel intense, emotional, and even toxic—but only one sparks mutual healing and spiritual growth. Karmic ties often arise to help you face deep wounds and generational trauma, serving as catalysts for transformation. Learn how to spot the signs, embrace the lessons, and move toward healing without accepting abuse.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 25, 20252 min read


Twin Flames vs Soulmates: Key Differences You Need to Know
Twin flames and soulmates are often confused, but they are not the same. Soulmates can be friends, family, or partners brought into your life by soul contracts to help you grow. Twin flames, however, are always romantic and reflect your own soul in another. Understanding the difference is essential if you are manifesting love, so you can call in the right connection instead of attracting the wrong one.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 24, 20252 min read


The Twin Flame Journey: A Brief Introduction to Love, Healing, and Awakening
The twin flame journey is more than romance—it’s a spiritual awakening. Twin flames mirror one another, triggering deep healing and transformation that raises collective consciousness. This path is often challenging, requiring emotional growth, shadow work, and balance of the Divine Masculine and Feminine. When both partners reach wholeness, their union creates profound love, healing, and spiritual energy that radiates outward.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 23, 20252 min read


Manifestation Mistakes: Lessons from My Rabbit Trails
Manifestation isn’t always a straight path. In my journey, I learned the hard way that focusing on specific people led me into limerence, delays, and frustration. But those rabbit trails weren’t wasted—they taught me to trust divine timing, focus on feelings instead of “the who,” and let the Universe deliver what’s best.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 22, 20253 min read


Spirit Messages Through Social Media: How the Universe Guides You
The Universe often communicates through unexpected channels—including social media. Repeated videos, reels, or posts may carry messages from your spirit team. By noticing patterns and testing their relevance, you can use these insights to guide your intuition, explore spiritual gifts, and enhance manifestation practices, including scripting and visualization exercises tailored to your desires and personal growth.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 21, 20253 min read


The Clairs — How to Recognize & Develop Clairaudience, Claircognizance & Other Spiritual Gifts
We all carry intuitive gifts, known as “the Clairs”—from clairaudience (messages through music or sound) to claircognizance (inner knowing) and beyond. These spiritual abilities aren’t reserved for leaders or mystics; anyone can develop them by trusting intuition, releasing old beliefs, and opening to divine guidance. Explore how to recognize and strengthen your own gifts, and deepen your connection with Spirit.
lessonsfromzippy
Sep 20, 20253 min read
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